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Fedora 44 Mac - Essential Update for CVE-2025

Linuxsecurity •LinuxSecurity Advisories • March 19, 2026

Monkey's Audio is a fast and easy way to compress digital music. Unlike traditional methods such as mp3, ogg, or lqt that permanently discard quality to save space, Monkey's Audio only makes perfect, bit-for-bit copies of your music. That means it always sounds perfect \u2013 exactly the same as the original. Even though the sound is perfect, it still saves a lot of space. Update Information : Latest Monkey's Audio Codec release. Changelog: . Fixes CVE-2025-61043.

Monkey's Audio is a fast and easy way to compress digital music. Unlike

traditional methods such as mp3, ogg, or lqt that permanently discard

quality to save space, Monkey's Audio only makes perfect, bit-for-bit

copies of your music. That means it always sounds perfect \u2013 exactly the

same as the original. Even though the sound is perfect, it still saves a

Latest Monkey's Audio Codec release. Changelog: . Fixes CVE-2025-61043.

* Tue Mar 10 2026 Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski - 12.50-1 - Updated to 12.50 (resolves rhbz#2363650) * Tue Feb 24 2026 Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski - 12.35-3 - assume platform is Linux in headers if unspecified * Mon Feb 23 2026 Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski - 12.35-2 - bump minimum CMake version (resolves rhbz#2380887) * Mon Feb 23 2026 Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski - 12.35-1 - update to 12.35 (resolves rhbz#2363650)

[ 1 ] Bug #2363650 - mac-12.50 is available

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-62f9125c65' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at

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Critical Update for CVE-2025-61043 in Fedora 44 Music Applications On March 19, 2026, Fedora 44 released essential updates for two music applications, Monkey's Audio and Aqualung, addressing the vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-61043, which was published on October 28, 2025. The updates are crucial for users of these applications on Linux systems, as they fix a significant security flaw that could potentially be exploited. The updates were made available through the 'dnf' package manager, with specific commands provided for installation. Both applications are widely used for audio playback and music compression, making the vulnerability a concern for a broad user base. The updates were issued by Dominik Mierzejewski, indicating ongoing maintenance and support for these applications. Users are strongly advised to apply the updates promptly to mitigate any risks associated with the vulnerability. The changelog for both applications confirms the resolution of the CVE, emphasizing the importance of keeping software up to date. 2 sources 61

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CVE-2025-61043